Security guard at US embassy in Oslo arrested for espionage
OSLO – A security guard working at the U.S. embassy in Norway has been arrested on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia and Iran, a Norwegian security police official…
Senegalese president’s party secures large parliamentary majority
DAKAR – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear majority in parliament and a mandate to pursue…
Netanyahu aide, soldier accused in leak case that shook Israel
JERUSALEM – An Israeli state attorney on Thursday indicted an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of passing on classified documents with an intent to harm the state…
US slaps sanctions on dozens of Russian banks over Ukraine war
The latest sanctions hit Gazprombank, Russia’s largest remaining bank not previously blocked by the US. Read More
King Charles’ coronation cost 72 million pounds, government says
LONDON – Last year’s coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla cost 72 million pounds and showcased Britain to millions around the world, a government report said on Thursday, with…
Explainer-What’s next after ICC issues warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders?
THE HAGUE – Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief and a Hamas leader…
Lebanon seeks faster Israeli pull-out, right to self-defence in truce, official says
BEIRUT – Lebanon is seeking changes to a U.S. ceasefire proposal to ensure a speedier withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon and to give both parties the right to…
Cost of living fuels radical right challenge in Romanian presidential vote
BUCHAREST – Romanians vote in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, with worries about the cost of living likely to earn radical right leader George Simion, who…
Displaced by war, cancer patients in Lebanon struggle for survival
BEIRUT – Lebanese small business owner Ahmad Fahess thought nothing could be more devastating than his cancer diagnosis until suddenly, while he was at work one day, Israeli airstrikes started…
Man arrested in investigation into 2022 Irish blast that killed 10, law firm says
DUBLIN – Irish police investigating a 2022 explosion at a petrol station that killed 10 people have arrested a man who voluntarily presented himself at a police station in relation…